A surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital has conducted the world’s first genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a living human. Surgeons successfully connected the pig kidney’s blood vessels and ureter to those of 62-year-old Richard Slayman. Mr. Slayman suffers from end-stage kidney disease, and is reportedly recovering well after the surgery. Richard Slayman had… Continue reading World’s First: Surgeons Transplant Modified Pig Kidney into Live Human
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Battling the Complications: An Interview with Diabetes Patient Michael Burke (Part II)
Last week, in Part I of this interview, PatientsLikeMe member and blogger Michael Burke shared his sister Linda’s struggle with type 1 diabetes. Today, we learn about his own type 1 diabetes journey, including his June 2011 kidney transplant as a result of diabetes-induced kidney failure. 1. What diabetes complications have you faced? Diabetes is… Continue reading Battling the Complications: An Interview with Diabetes Patient Michael Burke (Part II)